Volkswagen bulletin V4619022015173_33
What it saysWarranty brake rotor machining is allowed between 6 and 12 months or 6,000 and 12,000 miles NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Volkswagen filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Apr 22, 2025, received May 2, 2025, about the service brakes. It names 19 model years (2023–2025). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationWarranty brake rotor machining is allowed between 6 and 12 months or 6,000 and 12,000 miles
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V4619022015173_33 | Service bulletin | Apr 22, 2025 | 11017580 |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 19 model years this bulletin names have filed 1,652 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 136 of them name Service Brakes — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
The brake pedal failed and went to the floor; the vehicle would not brake. The service center identified the issue as a problem with the master cylinder. The vehicle had been serviced at an authorized service center every 10,000 miles. This incident occurred while driving and posed a threat to life and safety; the vehicle is a 2025 model
2025 Volkswagen Taos · Service Brakes · filed with NHTSA Sep 10, 2026 · ODI 11763335
Vehicle: 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan Incident Description: While driving at approximately 45 mph, about 5 minutes into the drive, my vehicle displayed a Lane Assist warning and a message to place my hands on the steering wheel. Immediately after, multiple warning lights and messages appeared across the dashboard.
2025 Volkswagen Tiguan · Service Brakes · filed with NHTSA Mar 20, 2026 · ODI 11725964
Our VW Atlas Cross Sport 2023 was involved in an accident on August 3, 2025 where the Automatic Emergency Braking and Forward Collision Warning did not work. Firstly, we reported issues with our brakes several times and took the vehicle to Rick Case VW in Weston/Davie more than once to rectify this problem.
2023 Volkswagen Atlas · Service Brakes · filed with NHTSA Sep 17, 2025 · ODI 11687902
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the service brakes
Source: same model, same component group18 other manufacturer communications filed against these Volkswagen models under the same component group (service brakes), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Volkswagen list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| V4622022067177_5 | Service bulletin | Aug 27, 2026 | Repair or Replace Information |
| V4619022015173_35 | Service bulletin | Aug 27, 2026 | Brake rotor resurfacing |
| V4619012010245_33 | Service bulletin | Aug 27, 2026 | Resurfacing Rotors during Perfect Delivery Inspection |
| V4622022067177_4 | Service bulletin | Nov 6, 2025 | Warranty Instruction and guidance |
| V4619012010245_32 | Service bulletin | Nov 5, 2025 | How to handle brake noise or pulsation during Perfect Delivery Inspection (PDI) |
| V4619022015173_34 | Service bulletin | Nov 4, 2025 | Identify and resurfacing brake rotors. |
| V4418012043620_8 | Service bulletin | Nov 3, 2025 | Alignment sheet submission. |
| SM 04-2025 VWGoA | Other | May 29, 2025 | This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided. |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Volkswagen V4619022015173_33 a recall?
No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the V4619022015173_33 repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way. Every Volkswagen warranty extension on file lists the ones Volkswagen has filed.
Which vehicles does V4619022015173_33 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 19 model years: 2023 Volkswagen Arteon, 2025 Volkswagen Atlas, 2024 Volkswagen Atlas, 2023 Volkswagen Atlas, 2025 Volkswagen Golf / GTI, 2024 Volkswagen Golf / GTI and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.